It Isn't Funny

November 23, 1986

AFTER MANY years of driving in Lake County and Central Florida, I would like to make several observations.

It is amazing the number of auto and truck manufacturers who have grossly failed their duties by not putting turn signals on the items they manufacture. Also it appears that this failure is not limited to one specific manufacturer but to all types of vehicles. However, some manufacturers have tried to remedy this failure by designing turn signals that operate only after the turn has been started.

I have also noticed that some vehicles do not have headlight switches because the owners can't turn them on when it becomes dark either after sunset or during rain. However, some vehicles do have parking light switches because they appear to drive everywhere with parking lights on.

Some vehicles lack brakes -- they cannot stop at stop and yield signs and can only go 25 mph after they have pulled out in front of you in a 45-mph zone.

I may be a senior citizen, but I still use common sense and courtesy when driving. If you have the opinion that I am being facetious, you are wrong.